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  • Experts say big egg farms can mean big problems
    By DAVID MERCER 2010-09-10T07:29:50Z CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- From the first days of the recent recall of 550 million eggs from two Iowa farms, one issue about large-scale agriculture has been clear: When something goes wrong on a big farm, it's going to be a big problem....
  • 2 shot dead at Kraft cookie plant in Pa., 1 hurt
    By PATRICK WALTERS 2010-09-10T06:10:08Z PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A woman who had just been suspended from her job and escorted from a Kraft Foods Inc. facility returned with a handgun and opened fire Thursday, killing two people and critically injuring a third before being taken into custody about an hour later, police said....
  • US airlines squeezed as Haneda goes international
    By YURI KAGEYAMA 2010-09-10T05:03:51Z TOKYO (AP) -- Haneda airport will open up to international flights next month as Japan works to maintain Tokyo's status as an Asian travel hub. But it comes with a big catch for U.S. airlines who've been squeezed into the least convenient time slots....
  • China's August trade surplus 2nd highest this year
    By JOE McDONALD 2010-09-10T04:36:23Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's trade surplus hit its second-highest level this year in August, likely fueling U.S. demands for Beijing to ease currency controls....
  • Facebook inches past Google for Web users' minutes
    By 2010-09-10T04:14:33Z SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Web surfers are spending more time socializing on Facebook than searching with Google, according to new data from researchers at comScore Inc....
  • HHS to insurers: Don't blame us for your rates
    By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR 2010-09-10T03:07:42Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's top health official on Thursday warned the insurance industry that the administration won't tolerate blaming premium hikes on the new health overhaul law....
  • NY mosque investor declines Trump's buyout offer
    By DAVID B. CARUSO 2010-09-10T02:35:03Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump offered Thursday to buy out a major investor in the real estate partnership that controls the site near ground zero where a Muslim group wants to build a 13-story Islamic center and mosque....
  • EBay wins a round in court against Craigslist
    By JORDAN ROBERTSON 2010-09-10T00:39:27Z SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- In a skirmish between two Internet heavy hitters with a tangled relationship, eBay Inc. has convinced a court that it was wronged by antitakeover moves adopted by Craigslist after eBay started encroaching on its online classifieds turf in the U.S....
  • APNewsBreak: NY to seek info on cleanser contents
    By JENNIFER PELTZ 2010-09-09T23:56:28Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Consumers curious - or concerned - about the chemicals in household cleaning products will get detailed rundowns under state plans to require manufacturers to detail their products' contents....
  • Huge fire at Venezuelan fuel terminal in Bonaire
    By 2010-09-09T23:20:01Z KRALENDIJK, Bonaire (AP) -- A huge fire caused by a lightning strike sent up a plume of black smoke Thursday and halted operations at a Venezuelan-owned fuel terminal on the Dutch island of Bonaire. No injuries were reported....
  • EPA wants to know chemicals used in gas drilling
    By MATTHEW DALY 2010-09-09T22:32:45Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency asked nine natural gas companies Thursday to voluntarily disclose the chemical components used in a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing....
  • Mortgage rates edge up; Housing market still slow
    By MATTHEW CRAFT and DANIEL WAGNER 2010-09-09T21:27:42Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Record-low mortgage rates failed to pull the housing market out of its funk. Now rates are inching higher, but don't blame them if home sales stay sluggish....